account
/əˈkaʊnt/ noun A2- A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. · The firm failed to file its accounts on time.
- A bank account. · The money was refunded to her account.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done. · No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake. · Don't trouble yourself on my account.· on no account
- A record of events; a relation or narrative. · An account of a battle.
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system. · Since the system outage, I've been unable to log in to my account.
Plural accounts
From the library
“This fine account of him,” whispered her aunt as they walked, “is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend.”
“No, thank you; I shall remain and look over the accounts with Danglars.
Then added in a low whisper, “You understand that, on account of your uncle, M.
“Then that accounts for it.
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